. >>> the conflict in sierra was the first agenda item when john kerry made a surprise visit to iraq. kerry is asking the iraqis to stop iran from using iraqi air space to fly weapons and fighters into syria. iran and iraq both claim the flights are only carrying humanitarian aid. kerry said he and iraqi president had a spirited conversation about the conflict. >> anything that supports president asad is problematic. and i made it very clear to the prime minister that the overflights from iraq are in fact, helping to sustain president assad and his regime. >> the unite is asking iraq to force the planes to land in iraq for inspections but so far only a few planes have been checked. the united nations estimate 70,000 people have been killed since the uprising began in syria two years ago. >>> in other news of the world tonight, ciphers reached an 11 hour sale. the agreement is designed to -- the move was necessary to allow cypress to qualify for $13 billion in international aid. >>> in mali this weekend, rebels attacked the town of gauge. children dodged bullets to bring supplies to fr